[单选题]PartII.ReadingComprehension（阅读理解题）Directions:Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.PassageoneTheLunar(农历的)NewYearisoneofthebiggestandmostimportantholidaysinAsia.InChina,itiscalled“Chunjie”,whichmeans“springfestival”inEnglish.InVietnam,itisknownas“Tet.”AndinKorea,itis“Seollal.”Thesecountriesmarkthecomingyearwithmanysimilaractivities:familyreunions(团圆),cleaningthehome,thecolorred,andtraditionalfoods.Today,welearnaboutfourfoodsconsideredluckyduringtheLunarNewYear.SpringrollsInChina,springrollsareoftenmadeofvegetablesandporkmeat.Thefriedspringrollslooklikelargepiecesofgold.Thefoodisasymbolofwealthandfinancialsuccessforthecomingyear.VietnameseredstickyriceInVietnam,onefoodyouwillfindduringTetisorange-redrice,calledxoi-gac.Itismadewithgac,afruitthatonlygrowsinAsia.Theinsideofthefruitisabeautiful,deepred.Thisgivesxoi-gacitsorange-redcolor.Anditisthefood’scolorthatmakesitespeciallypopularduringTet;redrepresentsluck,happinessandcelebrationinmanyAsiancultures.KoreanricecakesoupNoKoreanNewYearcelebrationiscompletewithouttteokguk,orricecakesoup.Eatingabowlofitissaidtobringapersonalonglife.Eatingtteokgukalsorepresentsgrowinganotheryearolder.Koreansmayaskapersontheiragebysaying“Howmanybowlsoftteokgukhaveyoueaten?”Thesoupincludesvegetablesandthin,roundpiecesofricecake.TheroundshapeissaidtorepresentoldKoreanmoney.So,tteokgukissaidtobringriches,too.FishInmanyplacesinAsia,fishisanotherluckyfoodfortheNewYear.InChinese,thewordforfishsoundslikethewordformoreorextra.So,fishalsorepresentswealth.Tobeespeciallylucky,thereshouldbesomeleftforamealthenextday.ThatsuggestsyourricheswillcontinuethroughouttheNewYear.11.WhatistheLunarNewYearcalledinChina?
[单选题]AIDS’ThreattoAsiaGrows NEWDELHI-Justafewyearsago.Malawasatypicalmiddle-classIndianhousewife.Shecooked,cleanedandlookedafterhertwosmallchildren. Lastyear,herlifetookatragicturn.HerhusbanddiedofAIDS;shewasfoundoutHIV-positive(爱滋病病毒检验呈阳性反应)andhermother-in-lawtookherchildrenawayfromher,sayingtheywouldgetthedisease.“Whenfriendsdroppedforavisit,shewouldintroduceme,saying,‘Sheismyson’swidow.ShehasAIDS,’”saidMala.AIDSisnowdescribedas“explosive(炸药)“aroundtheworld.AstudyofahospitalintheportcityofDurbaninSouthAfrica,wheretheworld’sbiggestandAfrica’sfirstAIDSconferenceopenedlastSunday,foundthatalmosthalfthebedsinmedicalwards(病房)wereoccupiedbyAIDSpatients. SouthAfricahasoneoftheworld’sfastestgrowingHIVinfections(传染),with1,700peopleinfecteddaily,addingtothe4.3million,or10percentofitspopulation,livingwithHIV.Untilnow,AsiahasbeenmoresuccessfulinholdingtheAIDSvirus(病毒)thanAfrica,wherethediseasehaskilledabout12millionpeople. AIDSisnowthreateningtosurroundmanyofAsia’spoverty-strickencountries.CountriesinAsia,suchasCambodia,andThailand,haveHIVinfectionspeedsover1percent.Butthelowspeedshidehugenumbersofaffectedpeople,becauseofthepopulationbase. InIndia,forexample,3.7millionareinfected,morethaninanyothercountryexceptSouthAfrica.InChina,anestimated500,000people,mainlydrugusers,livewithHIV/AIDS.GordonAlexander,asenioadvisorforUNAIDSinIndia,estimates(估计)thatthenumberhitbyAIDSinAsiawillclimbabouteightmillionoverthenextfiveyearsfromaboutsixmillion. InmanyAsiancountries,thebattleagainstHIVisasocialandculturaloneagainstpublicdiscussionofsexualhealthputanationwidemediacampaignintoACTiontolimitthespeedofHIVthroughunsafesex.BrentonWong,anofficialforSingapore’sACTionforAIDS,saystheACTualHIVincidenceinthecitystateof3.9millionpeopleisatleasteighttimeshigherthanofficialdata.”Shameanddenyisstillvery,verycommonsopeopleareafraidtogettestedandmanytimeswon’teventelltheirfamiliesiftheytestpositive,”saidWong.2.Itisjudgedthatthereare_____peoplehitbyAIDSinAsiaorso.
[单选题]AIDS’ThreattoAsiaGrows NEWDELHI-Justafewyearsago.Malawasatypicalmiddle-classIndianhousewife.Shecooked,cleanedandlookedafterhertwosmallchildren. Lastyear,herlifetookatragicturn.HerhusbanddiedofAIDS;shewasfoundoutHIV-positive(爱滋病病毒检验呈阳性反应)andhermother-in-lawtookherchildrenawayfromher,sayingtheywouldgetthedisease.“Whenfriendsdroppedforavisit,shewouldintroduceme,saying,‘Sheismyson’swidow.ShehasAIDS,’”saidMala.AIDSisnowdescribedas“explosive(炸药)“aroundtheworld.AstudyofahospitalintheportcityofDurbaninSouthAfrica,wheretheworld’sbiggestandAfrica’sfirstAIDSconferenceopenedlastSunday,foundthatalmosthalfthebedsinmedicalwards(病房)wereoccupiedbyAIDSpatients. SouthAfricahasoneoftheworld’sfastestgrowingHIVinfections(传染),with1,700peopleinfecteddaily,addingtothe4.3million,or10percentofitspopulation,livingwithHIV.Untilnow,AsiahasbeenmoresuccessfulinholdingtheAIDSvirus(病毒)thanAfrica,wherethediseasehaskilledabout12millionpeople. AIDSisnowthreateningtosurroundmanyofAsia’spoverty-strickencountries.CountriesinAsia,suchasCambodia,andThailand,haveHIVinfectionspeedsover1percent.Butthelowspeedshidehugenumbersofaffectedpeople,becauseofthepopulationbase. InIndia,forexample,3.7millionareinfected,morethaninanyothercountryexceptSouthAfrica.InChina,anestimated500,000people,mainlydrugusers,livewithHIV/AIDS.GordonAlexander,asenioadvisorforUNAIDSinIndia,estimates(估计)thatthenumberhitbyAIDSinAsiawillclimbabouteightmillionoverthenextfiveyearsfromaboutsixmillion. InmanyAsiancountries,thebattleagainstHIVisasocialandculturaloneagainstpublicdiscussionofsexualhealthputanationwidemediacampaignintoACTiontolimitthespeedofHIVthroughunsafesex.BrentonWong,anofficialforSingapore’sACTionforAIDS,saystheACTualHIVincidenceinthecitystateof3.9millionpeopleisatleasteighttimeshigherthanofficialdata.”Shameanddenyisstillvery,verycommonsopeopleareafraidtogettestedandmanytimeswon’teventelltheirfamiliesiftheytestpositive,”saidWong.3.Accordingtothepassage,themainreasonsthatAIDSspreadinAsiaisthrough_______.
[单选题]AIDS’ThreattoAsiaGrows NEWDELHI-Justafewyearsago.Malawasatypicalmiddle-classIndianhousewife.Shecooked,cleanedandlookedafterhertwosmallchildren. Lastyear,herlifetookatragicturn.HerhusbanddiedofAIDS;shewasfoundoutHIV-positive(爱滋病病毒检验呈阳性反应)andhermother-in-lawtookherchildrenawayfromher,sayingtheywouldgetthedisease.“Whenfriendsdroppedforavisit,shewouldintroduceme,saying,‘Sheismyson’swidow.ShehasAIDS,’”saidMala.AIDSisnowdescribedas“explosive(炸药)“aroundtheworld.AstudyofahospitalintheportcityofDurbaninSouthAfrica,wheretheworld’sbiggestandAfrica’sfirstAIDSconferenceopenedlastSunday,foundthatalmosthalfthebedsinmedicalwards(病房)wereoccupiedbyAIDSpatients. SouthAfricahasoneoftheworld’sfastestgrowingHIVinfections(传染),with1,700peopleinfecteddaily,addingtothe4.3million,or10percentofitspopulation,livingwithHIV.Untilnow,AsiahasbeenmoresuccessfulinholdingtheAIDSvirus(病毒)thanAfrica,wherethediseasehaskilledabout12millionpeople. AIDSisnowthreateningtosurroundmanyofAsia’spoverty-strickencountries.CountriesinAsia,suchasCambodia,andThailand,haveHIVinfectionspeedsover1percent.Butthelowspeedshidehugenumbersofaffectedpeople,becauseofthepopulationbase. InIndia,forexample,3.7millionareinfected,morethaninanyothercountryexceptSouthAfrica.InChina,anestimated500,000people,mainlydrugusers,livewithHIV/AIDS.GordonAlexander,asenioadvisorforUNAIDSinIndia,estimates(估计)thatthenumberhitbyAIDSinAsiawillclimbabouteightmillionoverthenextfiveyearsfromaboutsixmillion. InmanyAsiancountries,thebattleagainstHIVisasocialandculturaloneagainstpublicdiscussionofsexualhealthputanationwidemediacampaignintoACTiontolimitthespeedofHIVthroughunsafesex.BrentonWong,anofficialforSingapore’sACTionforAIDS,saystheACTualHIVincidenceinthecitystateof3.9millionpeopleisatleasteighttimeshigherthanofficialdata.”Shameanddenyisstillvery,verycommonsopeopleareafraidtogettestedandmanytimeswon’teventelltheirfamiliesiftheytestpositive,”saidWong.4.__________isthesecondlargestcountrywhichhasmoreHIVinfectionallovertheworld.
[单选题]AIDS’ThreattoAsiaGrows NEWDELHI-Justafewyearsago.Malawasatypicalmiddle-classIndianhousewife.Shecooked,cleanedandlookedafterhertwosmallchildren. Lastyear,herlifetookatragicturn.HerhusbanddiedofAIDS;shewasfoundoutHIV-positive(爱滋病病毒检验呈阳性反应)andhermother-in-lawtookherchildrenawayfromher,sayingtheywouldgetthedisease.“Whenfriendsdroppedforavisit,shewouldintroduceme,saying,‘Sheismyson’swidow.ShehasAIDS,’”saidMala.AIDSisnowdescribedas“explosive(炸药)“aroundtheworld.AstudyofahospitalintheportcityofDurbaninSouthAfrica,wheretheworld’sbiggestandAfrica’sfirstAIDSconferenceopenedlastSunday,foundthatalmosthalfthebedsinmedicalwards(病房)wereoccupiedbyAIDSpatients. SouthAfricahasoneoftheworld’sfastestgrowingHIVinfections(传染),with1,700peopleinfecteddaily,addingtothe4.3million,or10percentofitspopulation,livingwithHIV.Untilnow,AsiahasbeenmoresuccessfulinholdingtheAIDSvirus(病毒)thanAfrica,wherethediseasehaskilledabout12millionpeople. AIDSisnowthreateningtosurroundmanyofAsia’spoverty-strickencountries.CountriesinAsia,suchasCambodia,andThailand,haveHIVinfectionspeedsover1percent.Butthelowspeedshidehugenumbersofaffectedpeople,becauseofthepopulationbase. InIndia,forexample,3.7millionareinfected,morethaninanyothercountryexceptSouthAfrica.InChina,anestimated500,000people,mainlydrugusers,livewithHIV/AIDS.GordonAlexander,asenioadvisorforUNAIDSinIndia,estimates(估计)thatthenumberhitbyAIDSinAsiawillclimbabouteightmillionoverthenextfiveyearsfromaboutsixmillion. InmanyAsiancountries,thebattleagainstHIVisasocialandculturaloneagainstpublicdiscussionofsexualhealthputanationwidemediacampaignintoACTiontolimitthespeedofHIVthroughunsafesex.BrentonWong,anofficialforSingapore’sACTionforAIDS,saystheACTualHIVincidenceinthecitystateof3.9millionpeopleisatleasteighttimeshigherthanofficialdata.”Shameanddenyisstillvery,verycommonsopeopleareafraidtogettestedandmanytimeswon’teventelltheirfamiliesiftheytestpositive,”saidWong.5.WhyarepeopleafraidofbeinginfectedbyAIDS? a.BecausepeoplewhohaveAIDSarelookeddownupon. b.Becausetheywillsufferalot. c.Becausetheywilldiesoonerorlater.
[单选题]AIDS’ThreattoAsiaGrows NEWDELHI-Justafewyearsago.Malawasatypicalmiddle-classIndianhousewife.Shecooked,cleanedandlookedafterhertwosmallchildren. Lastyear,herlifetookatragicturn.HerhusbanddiedofAIDS;shewasfoundoutHIV-positive(爱滋病病毒检验呈阳性反应)andhermother-in-lawtookherchildrenawayfromher,sayingtheywouldgetthedisease.“Whenfriendsdroppedforavisit,shewouldintroduceme,saying,‘Sheismyson’swidow.ShehasAIDS,’”saidMala.AIDSisnowdescribedas“explosive(炸药)“aroundtheworld.AstudyofahospitalintheportcityofDurbaninSouthAfrica,wheretheworld’sbiggestandAfrica’sfirstAIDSconferenceopenedlastSunday,foundthatalmosthalfthebedsinmedicalwards(病房)wereoccupiedbyAIDSpatients. SouthAfricahasoneoftheworld’sfastestgrowingHIVinfections(传染),with1,700peopleinfecteddaily,addingtothe4.3million,or10percentofitspopulation,livingwithHIV.Untilnow,AsiahasbeenmoresuccessfulinholdingtheAIDSvirus(病毒)thanAfrica,wherethediseasehaskilledabout12millionpeople. AIDSisnowthreateningtosurroundmanyofAsia’spoverty-strickencountries.CountriesinAsia,suchasCambodia,andThailand,haveHIVinfectionspeedsover1percent.Butthelowspeedshidehugenumbersofaffectedpeople,becauseofthepopulationbase. InIndia,forexample,3.7millionareinfected,morethaninanyothercountryexceptSouthAfrica.InChina,anestimated500,000people,mainlydrugusers,livewithHIV/AIDS.GordonAlexander,asenioadvisorforUNAIDSinIndia,estimates(估计)thatthenumberhitbyAIDSinAsiawillclimbabouteightmillionoverthenextfiveyearsfromaboutsixmillion. InmanyAsiancountries,thebattleagainstHIVisasocialandculturaloneagainstpublicdiscussionofsexualhealthputanationwidemediacampaignintoACTiontolimitthespeedofHIVthroughunsafesex.BrentonWong,anofficialforSingapore’sACTionforAIDS,saystheACTualHIVincidenceinthecitystateof3.9millionpeopleisatleasteighttimeshigherthanofficialdata.”Shameanddenyisstillvery,verycommonsopeopleareafraidtogettestedandmanytimeswon’teventelltheirfamiliesiftheytestpositive,”saidWong. 1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“she”referto?
[单选题]AIDS’ThreattoAsiaGrows NEWDELHI-Justafewyearsago.Malawasatypicalmiddle-classIndianhousewife.Shecooked,cleanedandlookedafterhertwosmallchildren. Lastyear,herlifetookatragicturn.HerhusbanddiedofAIDS;shewasfoundoutHIV-positive(爱滋病病毒检验呈阳性反应)andhermother-in-lawtookherchildrenawayfromher,sayingtheywouldgetthedisease.“Whenfriendsdroppedforavisit,shewouldintroduceme,saying,‘Sheismyson’swidow.ShehasAIDS,’”saidMala.AIDSisnowdescribedas“explosive(炸药)“aroundtheworld.AstudyofahospitalintheportcityofDurbaninSouthAfrica,wheretheworld’sbiggestandAfrica’sfirstAIDSconferenceopenedlastSunday,foundthatalmosthalfthebedsinmedicalwards(病房)wereoccupiedbyAIDSpatients. SouthAfricahasoneoftheworld’sfastestgrowingHIVinfections(传染),with1,700peopleinfecteddaily,addingtothe4.3million,or10percentofitspopulation,livingwithHIV.Untilnow,AsiahasbeenmoresuccessfulinholdingtheAIDSvirus(病毒)thanAfrica,wherethediseasehaskilledabout12millionpeople. AIDSisnowthreateningtosurroundmanyofAsia’spoverty-strickencountries.CountriesinAsia,suchasCambodia,andThailand,haveHIVinfectionspeedsover1percent.Butthelowspeedshidehugenumbersofaffectedpeople,becauseofthepopulationbase. InIndia,forexample,3.7millionareinfected,morethaninanyothercountryexceptSouthAfrica.InChina,anestimated500,000people,mainlydrugusers,livewithHIV/AIDS.GordonAlexander,asenioadvisorforUNAIDSinIndia,estimates(估计)thatthenumberhitbyAIDSinAsiawillclimbabouteightmillionoverthenextfiveyearsfromaboutsixmillion. InmanyAsiancountries,thebattleagainstHIVisasocialandculturaloneagainstpublicdiscussionofsexualhealthputanationwidemediacampaignintoactiontolimitthespeedofHIVthroughunsafesex.BrentonWong,anofficialforSingapore’sActionforAIDS,saystheactualHIVincidenceinthecitystateof3.9millionpeopleisatleasteighttimeshigherthanofficialdata.”Shameanddenyisstillvery,verycommonsopeopleareafraidtogettestedandmanytimeswon’teventelltheirfamiliesiftheytestpositive,”saidWong. 1.Whatcanconcludefromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphthat___________
